Type 2 Newbie question.

[daveref]

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daveref Type 2 for over 4 years .
Now on 4 *500 mg metformin.
Recent self blood test in chemist = 16.9 = panic!
Now able to test blood myself. and have managed to get it down to 7.2 by simply cutting out bingeing on chocolate
However have hit conundrum - if i go for a 4 -5 mile jog in evening befoe dinner, my bood suger count , pre breakfast is back over 10.
Does anyone have similar results and do we know why?
Yours confused.

 

[urbanracer]

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daveref Type 2 for over 4 years .
Now on 4 *500 mg metformin.
Recent self blood test in chemist = 16.9 = panic!
Now able to test blood myself. and have managed to get it down to 7.2 by simply cutting out bingeing on chocolate
However have hit conundrum - if i go for a 4 -5 mile jog in evening befoe dinner, my bood suger count , pre breakfast is back over 10.
Does anyone have similar results and do we know why?
Yours confused.

Your liver has a tendency to dump glucose into your bloodstream to give you an early morning kickstart. Search in the bar above for dawn phenomenon for related threads.

Depends what time you're testing but that's a possible cause.

 

[MellitusTrap]

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daveref Type 2 for over 4 years .
Now on 4 *500 mg metformin.
Recent self blood test in chemist = 16.9 = panic!
Now able to test blood myself. and have managed to get it down to 7.2 by simply cutting out bingeing on chocolate
However have hit conundrum - if i go for a 4 -5 mile jog in evening befoe dinner, my bood suger count , pre breakfast is back over 10.
Does anyone have similar results and do we know why?
Yours confused.

Context is important
Measure before meals and two hours after.
16.9 fasting however is alarming but not quite hospital alarming.

 

[Daibell]

Hi. Yes, a liver dump is the likely explanation. I would avoid taking readings early in the morning as they can be misleading